By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL boys teams are getting ready for the business end of the season, with conference play set to begin this coming week in both the Big 5 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Little to separate the top teams in the H-DNL
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — H-DNL teams making their presence felt in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — An impressive field of H-DNL girls basketball teams are not only among the top-ranked programs in the North Coast Section but are also making their presence felt in […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Loggers, Warriors close out tournament play strong
The Eureka Loggers responded well to an overtime loss on Friday night by closing out the Enterprise tournament with a 55-52 win over University Prep on Saturday afternoon. Less than 12 hours […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams compete at Enterprise tourney
Three H-DNL teams were in a action at the Enterprise tournament on Friday as they get set to open conference play next week. The McKinleyville Panthers won for the second straight day […]
READERS POLL — Who will win this year’s girls Big 5?
POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — Last season was one for the ages for H-DNL girls basketball and early indications are that this year could be every bit as exciting. Particularly in […]
READERS POLL — Who will win this year’s boys Big 5?
POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 tips off next week in boys basketball, with a pair of games on Wednesday and Friday nights. And defending co-champs Arcata and McKinleyville […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy day for the H-DNL teams
The St. Bernard’s boys opened a three-game road trip with a 76-64 win at Eagle Point on Friday afternoon. The win was the sixth straight for the beat-up Crusaders, who are still […]
Panthers close out pre-league schedule with tournament win
The McKinleyville girls won all three of their games at the Enterprise tournament this week, including a 47-37 win over Modoc in the championship game on Thursday afternoon. And more impressively, they […]
Panthers advance to Enterprise tournament championship game
It’s been a good start to the new year for the McKinleyville girls basketball team, which will play for the championship at the Enterprise tournament on Thursday afternoon. The Panthers opened tournament […]
McKinleyville boys go 2-1 at Windsor Holiday Shootout tourney
The McKinleyville Panthers closed out tournament play at the Windsor Holiday Shootout tournament with back-to-back victories as they continue their preparation for next week’s conference opener in boys basketball. After tipping off […]
Panthers split a pair of non-tournament games against Hoopa and U Prep
The McKinleyville Panthers split a pair of non-tournament girls basketball games last week, getting the better of Hoopa by a score of 53-26 on Friday and losing to University Prep 59-53 on […]
Panthers lose a close one to San Lorenzo to close out Albany tourney
The McKinleyville Panthers closed out the Albany tournament with a narrow 59-58 loss to San Lorenzo on Saturday. Nick Maher scored a teak-high 17 points for the Mack boys as he continues […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Four H-DNL teams win tournament championships
The Del Norte, St. Bernard’s, Eureka and Fortuna girls basketball teams all secured tournament championships on Saturday. Competing at the Central Valley tournament, the Warriors made it six straight wins with a […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Wins for SB, Del Norte, Eureka and Fortuna
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are beginning to find their groove. On Friday they won for the second time in two games at the Kelseyville tournament, defeating Cloverdale 70-69 in a hard-fought game […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Huskies overcome big deficit to win in OT
The emerging Jorlynn Villalvazo scored 18 points to help lead the Fortuna Huskies to a 46-43 overtime win against Orland in an exciting semifinal at the Orland Lady Trojan Invitational tournament on […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Cubs, Loggers dominate in tourney openers
The Cubs put a disappointing couple of days at last week’s Cloverdale tournament behind them as they got back to winning ways on the opening day of their own Gene Cotter Memorial […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the H-DNL right now?
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers’ fast start to the new season has not gone unnoticed. After impressive showings at both of their early-seasons tournaments, the Eureka boys are the highest […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — H-DNL teams riding high in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Last season all nine H-DNL varsity girls basketball teams qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, including two that made it all the way to a NorCal championship […]
Local wrestlers continue to impress at McKinleyville Invitational
The McKinleyville Panthers continued their impressive start to the new wrestling season with another strong showing at their own tournament this past weekend. One week after a third-place finish at Del Norte’s […]
Co-champs Arcata and Ferndale share the MVP awards in Little 4 football
By Ray Hamill — Now that the 2024 local high school football season has finally concluded, the H-DNL has announced this year’s Big 4 and Little 4 all-league teams and MVPs. The […]
